Monthly Archives: July 2016

Another extract from Business Life magazine: Adrian Moorhouse, swimmer (August 2011) “I’ve learnt a lot personally going from being an individual sports performer to being a leader. I think some managers start off being really good at what they do and then get promoted to team leader and if they’re not careful they end up […]

Continuing on another point from an article of Business Life magazine, let us listen what Lewis Hamilton, racing driver wants to share. “At the end of the day, I’m a winner. It’s what I do. I’m not here to mess around. The aim is always to win but you have ups and downs. When you […]

Continuing on another point from an article of Business Life magazine, this time it is from Ian McGeechan, rugby coach: “As far as I’m concerned, I treat the players as if they’re my own children, I want to do the best for them. It’s important that they know they’ll get support when they need it […]

I came across this interesting article from the Business Life magazine on gathering insights from successful athletes. Excellent food for thought. “I was pretty good at most sport and I took a liking to cricket at about 16. I used to train and train and train. And that’s what I believe my recipe of success […]

I attended a workshop by Capstone International earlier this month and would like to share some of the interesting takeaways on a few topics. The first one is on receiving tough feedback. Interesting points are: 1) You don’t know what you don’t know so feedback is a gift 2) Stay calm 3) Listen openly 4) […]

Based on work from Professor Mary Dean Lee from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. ‘#4: Make a Difference Make more than financial contributions to society. What philanthropic pursuits can you turn to? “When you expect to live much longer, in better mental and physical health, the idea of shelving your expertise in […]

Based on work from Professor Mary Dean Lee from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. “#3: Create a New Deal Rather than completely retiring, stay on with redesigned schedules or responsibilities, reduce hours while transferring knowledge and responsibility to successors, or arrange contract work – such deals benefit an individual as well as […]

Based on work from Professor Mary Dean Lee from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. “#2: Find your own retirement metaphor Detox from work stress, liberation from the daily grind, downshifting from a demanding career – take a flexible approach from one metaphor to another to craft a retirement that feels right.” My […]

During my business trip earlier this week, I came across an article from the Velocity Magazine on the plane titled “Four things you must do before retiring” highlighting the findings from Professor Mary Dean Lee from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. Not that it is a subject constantly on my mind nor […]

After discussing with a good friend of mine, who has just moved onto a NEW job, on this very subject of adaptability, I feel compelled to share her advice as I am a big fan of knowledge sharing. Her main advice is first to learn patiently what other people do in the team and then […]